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| It evokes one or all of the five senses: seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling, touching. Also the use of pictures, description, or figures of speech such as SIMILES and METAPHORS to visualize a mood, idea or CHARACTER. |
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| the perspective from which the story is told. |
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The most obvious point of view is probably first person or "I."
The omniscient narrator knows everything, may reveal the motivations, thoughts and feelings of the characters, and gives the reader information.
With a limited omniscient narrator, the material is presented from the point of view of a character, in third person.
The objective point of view presents the action and the characters' speech, without comment or emotion. The reader has to interpret them and uncover their meaning. |
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| the main character, who is not necessarily a hero or a heroine. |
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| the opponent; they may be society, nature, a person, or an aspect of the protagonist. |
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| An intentional contradiction between what something appears to mean and what it really means. Irony is normally conveyed through contradictions between either what is said and what is meant or appearance and reality. There are many forms of irony; verbal irony, the most familiar form, involves speaking words which say something quite unlike what is meant |
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| The struggle between opposing forces |
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| The general idea or meaning of a literary work. It may not always be explicit or easy to state, and a work of literature may contain more than one theme. It is generally the most important part of any literary INTERPRETATION. |
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| The attitude of an author, as opposed to a NARRATOR or PERSONA, toward her subject matter and/or audience. |
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| When or where a story takes place. the aspects that include the time of year whether or location It tells |
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| It is using an object or action that means something more than its literal meaning. |
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| It is an action that interrupts to show an event that happened at an earlier time which is necessary to better understanding. |
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| the turning point of the story |
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| to prevent; to make impossible |
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| freedom from punishment; harm or bad consequences |
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| to approach and speak to especially in an aggressive manner |
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| definitely stated clearly expressed |
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| so unhappy; that nothing can comfort; hopeless and depressed |
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| filled with fear,horror or amazement |
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| the entire range or series of some thing |
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| the lack of comforts or basic necessities |
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| too lessen the value or price of |
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